The effect of trauma is something I have found incredibly interesting and wildly under researched. As a clinician who worked collaboratively in schools and with Child Protective Services, I was constantly faced with referrals of kids being labeled as “ADHD,” “oppositional,” or “lazy.” And although the symptoms might suggest these labels to be true, with more understanding and insight, the symptoms are typically caused from our stress responses. These stress responses (better known as Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn) come from the bottom network of our brain makeup known as the brainstem and diencephalon. These sections of the brain develop in utero, and we have ZERO control over it – the most we can do is learn to regulate and calm ourselves into making our brain believe we are no longer in danger, and therefore, no longer need to be in a state of alarm or stress. Through research, books, and training developed by Dr. Bruce Perry and his Neurosequential model, I created a mini presentation on how early onset traumas mimic comorbid diagnoses and best ways to approach these kids in a more impactful and trauma focused approach. This presentation is just a small aspect of the basis of a lot of my treatment development with clients at Treu Therapy and why Play Therapy and Animal Assisted Therapy works so well.
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